revision of the ZONERS faction - to avoid yearly discussions

[Zen_Mechanics]

@tel-aviv:

yes, i see your point, however it is not so much about the individual that acts borderline to their "core" lore ( which is still fully legit ) - it is about suggesting the players what the middle ground is supposed to be. ( and also tell non zoners how to react to them )

the fact is - when others see a big behemoth like the nephilim walz into "their" system, they get anxious - if the same thing was .. for example .. a transport ( even a very strong one ) the reaction may be different. ( or for that matter - a warship they know only has half their own firepower )

how zoners act and do not act is not just a unilateral RP experience but depends also very much on how others see them. - those ideas about a revision of the faction were made to aid both, zoners and non zoners alike.

also - IF zoners had no capital warships - but still wanted to RP more aggressivly and in a warship - they do have allies that they could most probably ask for such ships ( with the nerfs applied ) - or file a SRP for a specOPS ( without the nerfs applied )

that would make the archetype of the "fighting" zoner rarer

we do know though that you can also do a lot of damage with "normal" battletransports


edit:

i reckon it is not the best time to post this atm - cause many ppl are kind of in an uproar about other stuff ( lag and pobs etc. ) but for transparency sake - it had to be posted some time ... or burried again for a year.

Completely understandable, but you also must realize that weak civilizations perish, and it is because of the "sort of unexplained cap-line of the zoners" that zoners are still alive, Because behind diplomacy, or the smile, or the handshakes, the threat of violence is there. And I couldn't think of a better faction that is supposed to have strong ships. The zoners mess with pretty much everyone, and the only thing that I assume keeps that balance, is their capacity to retiliate, and retiliate strong. Once you remove their cap-line, I can assure you that factions such as TBH ( if followed by reason ) will take all the freeports in theta, and the omegas, because why should we pay the zoners if we can simply take it for ourselves? Thats what your idea might bring, but in theory your idea is wonderful. To put it like this, Keep the nephilim, and convert all others as u have suggested, The nephilim must always be strong if the zoners want to make it. And changing prices of food as a retiliation is not going to do a thing, because zoners deal with pirates and gunners, and for that very reason - zoners must always have the weapons and the ships to force pirates to back away.

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